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12 >> Group 8: The Techniques - Best Use of Text

BEST USE OF TEXT

BEST USE OF TEXT best use of text BEST USE OF TEXT best use of text BeSt usE oF TExt... annoying?

Okay, enough with the typing, but this is afterall the category for the best use of text and that includes the many ways that it can be used to give character to a piece. Whether it's the fonts that you use, the style you do your text in, big words, little words, blended words, patterns on your text, outlines and shadows, it can be any numbers of tricks of the trade to make your text stand out or make your wallpaper stand out. This category is all about celebrating all the a-text-tion to detail of our words :P

We had 48 wallpapers nominated in this category (with 4 not eligible) and so we will be having 22 awards again, with 15 placements, 5 runners up and 2 honourable mentions hiding behind those spoiler tags.

If you're done reading this boring bit (if you actually read it say TEXTACTULAR in your reply, lol, I want to see if anyone does it) on with the awards!

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Best Use of Text

1st Place

Spoiler:

Sayjay - Fade to Black with 500 points.
This award was designed by Demetreas.

2nd Place

Spoiler:

Xinyi - Forever Young with 459 points.
This award was designed by JJ.

3rd Place

Spoiler:

Aureola - Love Sucks with 447 points.
This award was designed by WiccaJaz.

AND

Jennilou - I Want with 447 points.
This award was designed by WiccaJaz.

4th Place

Spoiler:

Demetreas - Bad Things with 385 points.
This award was designed by Aureola.

5th Place

Spoiler:

Ehlwyen - Exhumed with 364 points.
This award was designed by Xinyi.

6th Place

Spoiler:

JJ - Lingering Still with 355 points.
This award was designed by Erin Nicole.

7th Place

Spoiler:

Erin Nicole - Ghostfacers: How To with 340 points.
This award was designed by Kiera.

8th Place

Spoiler:

Alexandra - Obsession with 288 points.
This award was designed by Debbie.

9th Place

Spoiler:

Nina - Roads That Lead Away with 259 points.
This award was designed by Lady Manson.

10th Place

Spoiler:

Sasha - Winchester with 225 points.
This award was designed by Bre.

11th Place

Spoiler:

Zugma - Max and Alec with 224 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

12th Place

Spoiler:

Francy - As Good As New with 214 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

13th Place

Spoiler:

Debbie - Hero with 197 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

14th Place

Spoiler:

Signe - Afraid of Dying with 194 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

15th Place

Spoiler:

Clement - The One with 169 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

Runners-up

Spoiler:

Joe - Be Free with 168 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

Wendy - Cancelled with 151 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

Nikki - I Didn't Have a Choice with 149 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

Heather - Like An Animal with 147 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

Sophie - Queen of the Night with 138 points.
This award was designed by Sayjay.

WOW quite a bit of awards up there! But seriously, the awards just keep getting better and better! I am in awe. I mean, Demetreas and JJ, those awards are just amazing. I love 'em!

Congrats to all the winners! My top picks were Aureola, Lyn, Demetreas, Xinyi, and Nikki! You guys use text in ways that I could never imagine (like Xinyi, how did you even make that piece?! it's entirely made out of text and it's pure genius!!). Bravo!

YAY! thanks for voting guys I love the award too, I love the textures and colours and obviously the typography lol. once again one of the odd categories and some frigging awesome awards! like ones done by Xinyi, Sayjay, and JJ nice job.

My favorite category ever!! Yeah, I have text weakness AND 3rd place!! Among those fabulous entries! You must be kidding me...My top 5 is xinyi, sasha, jj, ehlwyen and demetreas - your work with text is ahh! Just super cool

Congratulations to everyone!!! Xinyi, Forever Young is an amazing use of text to create a world and hands down my favorite! Also want to shout out to Aureola for such a cool use of text and compostion, and Alexandra for managing to put all that text together in a fun and bold way!